Contains:
- Illustrated knitting pattern
- Metric and imperial measurements
- Sizes to fit 16 (18.5, 21, 23) in/40.75 (47, 53.25, 58.5) cm (Finished size 14 (16, 18, 20) in/35.5 (40.75, 45.75, 50.75) cm)
- Written instructions; illustrated tutorials for Crochet Provisional Cast-on and Garter Stitch Kitchener
Materials you need at home:
- 77 (107, 148, 182) yd/70 (98, 135, 166) m DK weight, plied yarn (Sample shown in Countess Ablaze The English Gentleman DK (263yd/240m per 100g; 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 50% Masham))
- 46yd/42m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in Garter St.
- Set 3.25mm/UK10/US3 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
- Stitch marker as necessary
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- Approx 1yd/1m waste yarn
- Tapestry needle
With its sideways brim with integrated earflaps, Swinton is a classic helmet style Hat redesigned for hand-dyed yarns.
Skills required: Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases & decreases, specialist cast-on, grafting
Gauge: 24 sts x 36 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.25mm needles over St.St. 24 sts x 48 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.25mm needles over Garter St.
Woolly Wormhead
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With an instinctive flair for unusual construction and a passion for innovation, Woolly Wormhead is a designer whose patterns are trusted and celebrated by knitters all over the world. As a designer, Woolly is driven by a need to create and develop her understanding of 3D form. Communicating her ideas and sharing her specialised knowledge with her audiences is key to Woolly’s success as a designer. Woolly's high quality pattern writing ensures perfect results, teaches new skills and encourages us all to become Hat architects.
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